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Culture, Economy, Politics June 27, 2015

Nazar Aljassar on Inheritance

“Property rights should extend only to one’s lifetime.”

The Background

Time for a new role?

FAQ

Why should you have to protect your kids from blue bloods? Why should parents accept…

The history of human beings is a history of advancement and social improvement. Every aspect…

The threat of your kids being disadvantaged might motivate you to work, but this kind…

Techno-madness is a form of consumerism, where marketing departments spend millions convincing you to be…

Did your grandfather own 100% of the farm? What about your grandmother? What about your…

Real freedom is when every child has the opportunity to develop his or her talents;…

Humans tend to hoard because we worry about our families. If you do not hoard,…

Do you really think all doctors are corrupt? Or just an elite few who, by…

The family feud is a destructive conflict spiral that eliminates any hope of healthy community.…

The purpose of every social system is to convert destructive natural behavior into productive artificial…

Loopholes can be closed. It should be a crime for one family to accumulate dangerous…

Nu sunt meritorii deja cei care conduc societatea? Politicienii nu au merit ca lideri pentru…

Loopholes can be closed. It should be a crime for one family to accumulate dangerous…

Maybe this would be true if we just gave poor and uneducated people blank checks…

¿No son los Meritorios quienes ya dirigen a la sociedad? Los Políticos no tienen mérito…

The Soviets tried something completely different that has no relation to 100% inheritance tax. 100%…

Wird die Gesellschaft denn nicht bereits von verdienstvollen Persönlichkeiten geführt? Politiker haben keine Verdienste als…

If you didn't know how to drive, would you get behind the wheel of a…

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Nazar Aljassar on Inheritance

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FAQ

What's so wrong about passing on wealth and connections to protect your kids from harm?

I was always taught that democracy is the only good political system. Why do you think we can improve on democracy?

Won't preventing inheritance undermine people's work ethic when parents are no longer able to save up for their kids?

Isn't technology and the complexity of life part of the problem? How will Meritocracy bring us back to our roots, instead of overwhelming us with techno-madness?

My grandfather passed down his farm to us; are you saying 100% inheritance tax would take this away from our family?

Doesn't the Millionaire Estate Tax infringe on the freedom of millionaires to do what they please with their wealth?

Isn’t love the answer? If we spread the power of love, won't that convince people to stop hoarding?

Won't experts just vote for their own self-interest? What's to stop all the doctors from being corrupt and voting themselves more money?

Even with the millionaire inheritance tax, won't families still viciously compete because interfamilial competition is natural behavior?

Isn't it natural to pass wealth to children? How can any "system" stop natural behavior?

Can't unscrupulous parents just give wealth to their kids before death, avoiding the Millionaire Estate Tax? How will Meritocracy handle legal loopholes?

FAQ meritocrației (RO)

Can't unscrupulous parents just give wealth to their kids before death, avoiding the inheritance tax? How will meritocracy handle legal loopholes?

Won't redistributing wealth to the poor perpetuate their poor use of resources?

Meritocracia FAQ (ES)

The Soviet Union tried this, and it didn't work.

Meritokratie FAQ (DE)

What if I have no merit? Will I be excluded from politics?

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